New Brewery, $100K Winner, Grateful For NICU Care: News Nearby

There was plenty of news across Virginia and DC on Friday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

• New Gay-Owned Brewery Moving Into DC: Report
• Redskins Vs Panthers Preview: Time, Game Info, Tickets, Parking
• Alexandria Family Grateful For Life-Saving Care In NICU

Matthew Shepard's Remains To Be Interred At National Cathedral

Twenty years ago on Friday, gay college student Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered in a hate crime, touching off a nationwide debate about the treatment of homosexuality in America. Later this month, Shepard's remains will be laid to rest at the Washington National Cathedral in D.C., according to a report.

Pedestrian Struck Near White House: Report

A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a truck in the McPherson Square area in downtown D.C. just a block from the White House on Friday morning, according to a report.

Tropical Storm Michael In VA: Drownings, Crash Leave 5 Dead

Now-post-tropical cyclone Michael continued its destructive path through Virginia Thursday night into early Friday. With it came heavy rain, strong winds, flooding power outages and suspected tornadoes in parts of the state. The storm is also responsible for five deaths. Four victims were swept away in floodwaters on roads and the fifth Virginian killed was a firefighter who died in a crash

• Michael Spurs Road Closures Around Fairfax County
• VA Firefighter Dies In Crash During Tropical Storm Michael
• Tree Blocks Road in Reston After Storms: Police

Lottery Winner Nets $100K

When Bobby Flowers plays the Virginia Lottery Cash 5 game, which is nearly every day, he follows his own little personal drill, and it paid off.

Also Worth A Look Today

• Man Beaten With Metal Pipe At Dumfries Motel: Police
• Boy Robs Walmart At Gunpoint: SCSO
• Ashburn Restaurant Inspections: 'Major Roach Problem' At 1 Place
• Car Vs Deer Crashes In VA Spike As Mating Season Begins
• Leesburg Restaurant Inspections: IHOP, Nery's, Fractured Prune
• Man Trespassing At West Potomac Arrested After Wild Chase
• Alexandria Realtor Wins Hero Award
• Man Flees After Skimping Cab Driver In Vienna: Police
• Rose Hill Bank Robbery Prompts Manhunt: Police

Across America

• Trump-Kanye: 8 Weird Moments From Their Meeting
• Dad Helped Daughter In Murder-Suicide Plot
• Florida School Bus Crashes Into Swimming Pool
• Man Raped A Woman Following A #MeToo Rally: Police
• Haunted House Stabbing: She Thought Knife Was Fake

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Author Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard, promotes her new book, ' A Face in the Crowd: Expressions of Gay Life in America' at The Virgin Megastore on January 28, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michel Boutefeu/Getty Images)